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NSF Report Shows Strong Science and Engineering Job Market
After three months of declining job numbers and an economy in recession, the National Science Foundation released a series of reports last week indicating a growing supply of scientists and engineers, along with a strong science and engineering job market to take them in:
According to NSF data, the number of individuals working in science and engineering (S&E) occupations grew by 4.3 percent, and their unemployment rate dropped to 2.5 percent in 2006, the lowest unemployment rate since the early 1990s.
The NSF, which produces these reports on a two-year cycle, will be releasing an updated report with 2008 data this coming fall, painting a clearer picture of the current science and engineering labor market.
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